COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Jacksonville (Fla.) University Sporting Clays, Skeet & Trap Team outgunned the University of Tennessee at Martin 819 to 795 to claim the Doubles Trap title in the Collegiate Division during competition at the 2017 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Team Championships.

Matthew DeBord of Belleview, Fla. led the Jacksonville squad breaking 183 targets with Parker Woodring of Carmichaels, Pa. adding another 170 followed by Sean Hensley of Lake Panasofkee, Fla. with 159, Joe Byron of Phoenixville, Fla. with 155 and Benji Felder of Jacksonville, Fla. with 152.

The University of Tennessee at Martin shooters were led by Joseph Simmons of Brighton, Tenn. with 178 followed by William Seth White of Stanton, Tenn. with 164, Shelby Simmons of Brighton, Tenn. with 157, Moises Alaverez of Munford, Tenn. with 150 and Hunter Winstead of Oakland, Tenn. with 146.

Held July 8-15 at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, more than 2,300 athletes representing 29 states faced over one million clay targets during eight days of competition in the shooting disciplines of Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is a youth development program in which adult coaches and other volunteers use the shooting sports of Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays, as well as the Olympic disciplines of Bunker Trap, Trap Doubles and International Skeet to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills. Nationally, there are nearly 14,800 students and more than 3,300 adult volunteers across 45 states participating in the Scholastic Clay Target Program.

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (SSSF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the National Governing Body for the Scholastic Clay Target Program. SCTP was started by the National Shooting Sports Foundation in 2001.

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